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JERRY DEAN TUCKER SC, she was the diuchict of the work at the University of North ~~ Ruby Hudson of York, SC; and Shelby, was in WL of ar- JAMES HUGHES |
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jerry late Dee Ellerbe and Lula Epster Carolina at Chapel Hill and Opal Breakfield of Richland, rangements. BESSEMER CITY - James
. Dean Tucker, 65, 117 Owens McCraw. She was married to East Carolina University. He VA; and one grandchild, Tisha Edward Hughes, 77, 207
Street, died May 17, 2000 at the late Carl R. Pearson. served in the U.S. Marine Corps =~ Marie Coveyou. TODD CONNER Holland Memorial Church
Gaston Memorial Hospital. She was a member of during both World War II and The funeral was conducted KINGS MOUNTAIN - Todd Road, died May 21, 2000 at
A native of Cleveland Eastside Baptist Church, Ruth the Korean War. He served asa by Dr. Larry Brubaker at 4 p.m. Conner, 25, 111 Dover Avenue, Kings Mountain Hospital.
County, he was the son of the Sunday School Class, and teacher, coach and principal in Tuesday at Ollie Harris died May 20, 2000 at his home. _A native of Rutherford
late Ed Tucker. He was also pre- ~~ Agape Prayer Group. schools in Rockingham County, =~ Memorial Chapel. Burial was in A native of Cleveland ~ County, he was the son of the
ceded in death by his brother, She is survived by her son Kings Mountain and Duplin Grover Cemetery. County, he was the son of Roger . late Spurgeon Edward and
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Eddie Tucker.
He was a retired textile work-
er and attended First Baptist
Church. He served in the
National Guard.
He is survived by his wife,
Louise H. Tucker of Kings
Mountain; son, Jerry “Tucky”
Tucker and wife, Karen, of
Kings Mountain; mother, Lillian
and daughter-in-law, Richard
and Karen Pearson of
Cherryville; daughters and
sons-in-law, Gail and John
and Mark Thompson of
Simpsonville; grandchildren,
Kim Pearson, Brad Pearson,
H. Tucker of Kings Mountain; Chris Fortenberry, and Vicki
sister, Peggy T. Wright; and - Fortenberry; and great-grand-
grandchildren, Jeremy Tucker, daughter, Gracie Pearson.
Joshua Tucker, and Katherine The funeral was conducted
Tucker. by the Rev. Kenny Ashley,
The funeral was conducted Woody Padgett and Susan
by Dr. John Sloan at 2 p.m.
Saturday at First Baptist
Church. Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Wilson at 11 a.m. Saturday at
was in‘Sunset Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Memorials may be made to Eastside Baptist Church
the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1165 Wyke
Building Fund, P.O. Box 786, Road, Shelby, NC 28150.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
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ROY CHARLES WHITE LAWNDALE - Mrs. Betty
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Roy
Charles White, 52, formerly of
Warwick, GA, died May 18,
2000. He was residing at 711
Rock House Road, Blacksburg,
SC with his father during his ill-
ness.
He was a native of Cherokee
County, SC, and son of the late
Drive, died May 18, 2000 at
Hospice at Wendover.
A native of Gaston County,
Norman Ben Price and Annie
Ruth Bell White, He was a ter, Shirley Price.
member of Primitive Baptist She attended Macedonia
Church, Warwick, GA, and at- Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son,
Blacksburg, SC. He worked in Jamie Doyle Bivins of
the construction industry.
He is survived by his daugh-
ters, Rhonda White of Gaffney,
SC, Pam Neighbors of Warwick,
GA, and Carla New of
Warwick, GA; father, Henry
Charles White of Blacksburg,
SC; sisters, Barbara Bush and
of Bessemer City and Blane
ters and brother-in-law, Kathy
Moses of Kings Mountain,
Gastonia, Becky Allen and
Gail Moss of Kings Mountain, Beverly Maynard of
Susan Greene of Grover, and Huntington, WV and Jessie
Charlene Dover of Blacksburg, Shull of Shelby; and grand-
SC; and three grandchildren, daughter, Chelsea Bivins.
Mitchell Seagle, Justin A graveside service was con-
Butterworth, and Jonathan ducted by the Rev. John 4
New. 3 ‘Hudson at 2 p.m. . Sunday at
A ripiit service was con- ,
ducted by the Rev. M.P.
Hampton at 11 a.m. Saturday at
,.~City Cemetery, Bessemer City. :
Stamey Funeral Home,
Fallston, was in charge of ar-
Grover Cemetery. rangements.
Memorials may be made to
Eastside Baptist Church, JAMES C. ATKINSON
Blacksburg, SC 29702:
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements. at Glencare in Warsaw.
A native of Hamlet, he was
PHYLLIS PEARSON the son of Theodore and Mable
SHELBY - Mrs. Phyllis Atkinson. He graduated from
McCraw Pearson, 79, 1106 Western Carolina University
Hardin Drive, died May 18, and the University of North
2000 at her home. Carolina at Greensboro, and
A native of Cherokee County,
Henderson of Shelby and Judy
Eastside Baptist Church. Burial
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Michael Price of Lawndale; sis-
completed additional graduate
Todd Pearson, Amy Henderson
Connolly, Matthew Henderson,
she was the daughter of the late
Morganton; brothers, Don Price
Debra Price and Dick Mathis of
Darlene Gibby of Gastonia, and
Ann Price Bivins, 47, 106 Marlin
Lorretta Stiles Price, and wife of
the late Jack Bivins. She was al-
so preceded in death by her sis-
~ FAISON - James Clyde “Jake”
Atkinson, 77, died May 19, 2000
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County. At the time of his retire-
ment he was principal of North
Duplin High School. He served
as a member of the Faison Fire
and Rescue for approximately
10 years and was a Sunday
School teacher and ordained
Elder in the Presbyterian
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
_ Mary Terry Atkinson; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, David and
Sandra A. Pettyjohn and Pete
and Terry A. Ellis, all of
Charlotte, and Steve and
Katherine A. Allred of Kings
Mountain; and three grandchil-
dren, Chris Pettyjohn, Brandy
A. Greene, and Andrew Ellis;
and one great-grandchild, Erika
Morgan Greene.
A graveside service was con-
ducted by the Rev. Leighton
McKeithen at 3 p.m. Sunday in
Faison Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
the Faison Fire and Rescue, c/o
Ruby Hobbs, P.O. Box 758,
Faison, NC or the Presbyterian
Church in Faison, NC.
Crumpler-Honeycutt
Company, Inc., Clinton, NC,
was in charge of arrangements.
CARLETTY McDANIEL
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Carletty McDaniel, 66, 109
North Sims Street, died May 19,
2000 at White Oak Manor,
Shelby.
A native of Iredell County,
she was the daughter of the late
Willard Dean McDaniel. She
was a member of Boyce
Memorial ARP Church, and
was a homemaker.
She is survived by her moth-
er, Goldie Ostrum McDaniel of
Kings Mountain; daughter,
Linda Grant and husband, John,
of Kings Mountain; brother,
Mike McDaniel of Kings
Mountain; and grandchildren,
Richard Latta, Trevor Latta,
Daniel Latta, Steven Grant, and
Brianna Grant, all of Kings
(Mountain, ’
Lis Algraveside service was con-
Fr by the Rev. Doug
Petersen at 2 p.m. Monday at
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Boyce Memorial ARP Church,
P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
JANE DESKINS
GROVER - Jane Williams
Deskins, 64, 1148-2 Lavender
Road, died May 20, 2000 at
Gaston Memorial Hospital,
Gastonia.
A native of Columbus, MS,
she was the daughter of the late
Eddie Robert and Lizzie Carrol
Williams. She was a member of
Westview Baptist Church,
Hialeah, FL, and was employed
at The Pantry, Boiling Springs.
She is survived by her son,
Harold Douglas Deskins of
Grover; daughter, Lyticia A.
Deskins of Kings Mountain; sis-
ters, Charlotte Hicks of Grover,
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Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
BUD ROSS
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Richard G. “Bud” Ross, 71, 201
Fairview Street, died May 19,
2000 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
A native of Cleveland
County, he was the son of the
late William Anderson and
Mary Elizabeth McClure Ross.
He was also preceded in death
by his brothers, Tommy Ross,
Elmer Ross, Yates Ross, and Bill
Ross; his sisters, Lillian Mincey,
Oveda Mitchem, Lurie Queen,
Emma Campbell, and Ferrie
Lybrand.
He was retired from
Burlington Industries and at-
tended First Wesleyan Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Clara Flowers Ross of Kings
Mountain; daughters, Donna
Ross Mozingo and husband,
Mike, of Columbia, SC and
Sharon “Sherry” Ross Vassey of
Kings Mountain; brother,
Johnny Ross of Kings
Mountain; and grandchildren,
Joshua Vassey, Jennifer Vassey,
John Ross Mozingo, Matthew
Mozingo, and Andrew
Mozingo.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Don Williams at4 -
p-m. Monday at First Wesleyan
Church. Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
First Wesleyan Church, 505
North Piedmont Avenue, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
VERNIE LEDFORD
BOILING SPRINGS - Mrs.
Vernie Estell Black Ledford, 97,
315 Toney Street, Boiling
Springs, died May 20, 2000 at
Crawley Memorial Hospital.
A native of Rutherford
County, she was the daughter
of the late Thomas Black and:
Rebecca Waters Black, and ile:
of the late Marvin Ashburn
Ledford. She was also preceded
in death by her daughter,
Shirley Ann Ledford Myers;
and three brothers and three
sisters.
She was a homemaker and a
member of Lafayette Street
United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Ina Faye and
G.W. Bivins of Shelby; son and
daughter-in-law, Cecil and
Coleen Ledford of Boiling
Springs; nine grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren, and one
great-great-grandchild. ~~
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Vervase Hitch at 11
a.m. Monday at Lafayette Street
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Cleveland
Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to
Lafayette Street United
Methodist Church, 1420 S.
Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152.
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and Claudette J. Conner of
‘Kings Mountain. He was the
grandson of the late Ralph and
Lillie Mae Conner.
He was employed by CMI
Construction, Charlotte, and at-
tended Family Worship Center
Church of God.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his daughter,
Brittany Michelle Conner; girl-
friend, Faith Sclesny of Kings
Mountain; stepbrothers, Otis
Dean Greene Jr. of Kings
Mountain and James Howard
Greene; and maternal grand-
parents, Howard and Essie
. Jackson of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted
by the Rev. Roger Woodard at 4
p.m. Wednesday at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel. Burial was in
- Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Harris Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
JAMES L. BOYD SR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - James
" Leslie Boyd Sr, 85, died :
an Tuesday, May:
16, 2000.
A na-
tive of Gaston
County, he was
the son of the
late Miles and
Eliza Threat
Boyd. He was
#81 also preceded
in death by his
wife of 45
years, Mrs.
Sara Paige Boyd; his stepmoth-
er, Mrs. Mattie Sadler Boyd; his
brother, Richard Boyd; and two
sisters, Katherine Boyd and
Elizabeth Boyd.
He was a lifelong member of
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church. He was a Yetired textile
worker.
He is survived by eight chil-
dren, James L. Boyd Jr. and
wife, Carolyn; Delores Edgerton
and husband, Robert; Brenda B.
Wright, Alta B. Terrill and hus-
BOYD
. band, Gregory; Arlene Boyd;
Marlene Hogue and husband,
- Johnnie; and Valerie Boyd, all of
Kings Mountain, and Miles R.
Boyd and wife, Dorothy, of
Charlotte; a sister, Alice B.
- Mitchem of Kings Mountain; 20
grandchildren, 27 great-grand-
children, five great-great-grand-
children, and a host of relatives
and friends.
The funeral was conducted
by the Revs. C.A. Feemster and
Lamont Littlejohn at 3 p.m.
Saturday at Mt. Zion
Missionary Baptist Church.
_ Interment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
* Flower bearers were his’
granddaughters, and pallbear-
ers were his grandsons.
- Memorials may be made to
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 220 North Watterson
Street, Kings Mountain, NC
28086.
J.W. Gill and Sons Fitorsd
Home, Inc. was in charge of ar-
rangements.
Mattie Suggs Hughes. He was
also preceded in death by his
-son, Roy Keith Hughes; brother,
Rufus Hughes; and sisters,
Martha Waters and Betty
Hardin.
He attended Holland
Memorial Baptist Church. He :
was a veteran of the U.S. Navy
‘with service during World War
II.
He was a former employee of
Firestone Mills and Burlington
Industries, and retired from
McBess Industries. He was an
avid Atlanta Braves fan. .
‘He is survived by his wife of
53 years, Doris Brown Hughes;
. son and daughter-in-law, :
Steven D. and Martha Hughes = -
of Kings Mountain; daughters,
Paulette Cavender and Janice
Dagnen of Bessemer City;
brother and sister-in-law, Leroy
and Janet Hughes of Sherwood,
Illinois; sister and brother-in-
- . law, Joyce and Benny Gibby of
Gastonia; grandchildren, Mark :
Walker and Michelle Bolin of
the home; Brian and Kandice
Hughes of Kings Mountain;
Chrissy Melton and TJ.
Cavender of Bessemer City;
great-grandchildren, Tabitha
and Bret Hayes of Bessemer
City; brothers-in-law and sis-
ters-in-law, Jimmy and Idella
Johnson of New Tazwell, TN,
Henry and Eula Mae Ford of
Green County, TN, Will and
Ruth Brown, J.R. and Norma
Brown, Gary and Cathy Brown,
and Allene Barlow, all of
Newport, TN.
A graveside service was held
at 3 p.m. Wednesday at
"Westview Gardens. Pallbearers
were Brian Hughes, Mark
Walker, T.J. Cavender, Brian
Melton, Tim Moore and Robbie
Mosley.
Memorials may be made to
the Children’s Fund of Holland
Memorial Baptist Church, 123
Holland Memorial Church *
‘Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016.
:Sisk-Butler Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
DAISY HARDING
SHELBY- Daisy Huffstickler
Harding, 73, 119 Crane Court,
died May 16, 2000 at Cleveland
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Cleveland
County, She was the daughter
of the late Therman and Minnie
Huffstickler and the wife of the |
late Dennis Harding. She was
also preceded in death by
‘brothers Doug, J.Y., and Boyce
Huffstickler, and sister ;
Margaret Greene. She was are- =
tired textile worker. She was of
the Baptist faith.
She is survived by son Don
Gibson of Shelby; son and
daughter in law Phil and Jane
Gibson of Shelby; daughter
~ Vickie Van of Sumterville,
Florida; also nine grandchildren . -
and 12 great grandchildren. -.
The graveside service was
. conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at
Sunset Cemetery by Rev Alan
Sailors. ;
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